Vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat
CVE-2023-38234
Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 23.003.20244 (and earlier) and 20.005.30467 (and earlier) are affected by an Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
EPSS: 0.020 (79.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38234?
- CVE-2023-38234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38234?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.